Outstanding Lead Actress Pre-Nominees
- All My Children: Susan Lucci (Erica Kane) and Bobbie Eakes (Krystal Carey)
- As the World Turns: Martha Byrne (Lily Snyder) and Maura West (Carly Tenney)
- The Bold and the Beautiful: Katherine Kelly Lang (Brooke Forrester) and Susan Flannery (Stephanie Forrester)
- Days of our Lives: Alison Sweeney (Sami Brady) and Melissa Reeves (Jennifer Horton)
- General Hospital: Kelly Monaco (Samantha McCall) and Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis Davis)
- Guiding Light: Beth Ehlers (Harley Cooper) and Kim Zimmer (Reva Shayne)
- One Life to Live: Erika Slezak (Viki Davidson) and Robin Strasser (Dorian Lord)
- Passions: Juliet Mills (Tabitha Lenox) and Lindsay Hartley (Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald)
- The Young and the Restless: Jeanne Cooper (Katherine Chancellor) and Sharon Case (Sharon Newman)
Outstanding Lead Actor Pre-Nominees
- All My Children: David Canary (Adam/Stuart Chandler) and Thorsten Kaye (Zach Slater)
- As the World Turns: Jon Hensley (Holden Snyder) and Roger Howarth (Paul Ryan)
- The Bold and the Beautiful: Jack Wagner (Nick Marone) and John McCook (Eric Forrester)
- Days of our Lives: Bryan Dattilo (Lucas Roberts) and Matthew Ashford (Jack Deveraux)
- General Hospital: Anthony Geary (Luke Spencer) and Maurice Benard (Sonny Corinthos)
- Guiding Light: Robert Newman (Josh Lewis) and Ron Raines (Alan Spaulding)
- One Life to Live: Michael Easton (John McBain) and Robert S. Woods (Bo Buchanan)
- Passions: Galen Gering (Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald) and John Reilly (Alistair Crane)
- The Young and the Restless: Joshua Morrow (Nick Newman) and Christian LeBlanc (Michael Baldwin)
Outstanding Supporting Actress Pre-Nominees
- All My Children: Rebecca Budig (Greenlee Smythe) and Alicia Minshew (Kendall Hart)
- As the World Turns: Jennifer Ferrin (Jennifer Munson) and Kelly Menighan-Hensley (Emily Stewart)
- The Bold and the Beautiful: Lesley-Anne Down (Jacqueline Payne) and Ashley Jones (Bridget Forrester)
- Days of our Lives: Martha Madison (Belle Black) and Arianne Zuker (Nicole Kiriakis)
- General Hospital: Rebecca Herbst (Elizabeth Webber) and Natalia Livingston (Emily Quartermaine)
- Guiding Light:Crystal Chappell (Olivia Spencer) and Gina Tognoni (Dinah Marler)
- One Life to Live: Renee Elise Goldsberry (Evangeline Williamson) and Tari Signor (Margaret Cochran)
- Passions: Eva Temargo (Pilar Lopez-Fitzgerald) and Liza Huber (Gwen Hotchkiss)
- The Young and the Restless: Judith Chapman (Gloria Fisher) and Tracey E. Bregman (Lauren Fenmore)